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2024 MCG State of the College Address was Friday, February 16, 2024

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MCG dean honors Keel, Braun, Hamrick at annual State of the College Address

Jennifer Hilliard Scott | February 16, 2024

Medical College of Georgia Dean David Hess, MD, gave his annual State of the College address on Friday and honored Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, who has been a powerful advocate for the medical school; an MCG graduate who leads her alma mater’s admissions office; and a federally-funded investigator who leads MCG’s research efforts.

Keel, who has enjoyed a successful 40-year career in research and higher education administration, became president of Augusta University in 2015. Hess honored him with this year’s MCG Advocacy Award.

Merger with Wellstar highlighted in State of the College Address at MCG

February 17, 2024The Augusta Press

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Dr. David Hess outlines the successes and challenges facing the Medical College of Georgia. Please enjoy this interview and remember to join us for The Means Report. We are on Monday afternoons at 12:30 on NewsChannel 6. Expansion was a recurring theme in this year’s State of the College Address at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. David Hess, dean of MCG, spoke to an audience of mostly faculty and fellow physicians, Friday afternoon, in the Lee Auditorium on the Augusta University Health Sciences campus.

MCG shares plans to address physician shortage in state of college address

February 16, 2024WFXG Fox 54

AUGUSTA, Ga. - On Friday, Dean Hess gave his annual State of the Medical College of Georgia address. Dean Hess calls it a historic year for Medical College of Georgia with the new partnership with Wellstar. “That financially stabilizes our health system, allows us to put a regional campus in Marietta, at Kennestone Hospital," he says. "And then, actually expands our digital health offerings. We do a lot of telemedicine and telehealth around the state.”

MCG state of the college address talks new Columbia County Hospital and more

February 17, 2024WJBF News CH. 6

AUGUSTA, G.A. (WJBF)– This year’s address for the Medical College of Georgia focuses on a lot of new improvements for students and communities impacted by the services the school provides. “We know the traditional experience of physician and patient, but this is– they’re really training us for the future which is great,” first year medical student at MCG Maanasa Javangula said. Some of those improvements are actually expansions like a new hospital coming to Columbia County in the near future.

The dean of MCG responds to the possibility of a new med school in Georgia

February 17, 2024The Means Report

We are checking in on the Medical College of Georgia on the next edition of The Means Report. MCG Dean David Hess is our guest. Dr. Hess will give his “state of MCG” address in a few days. He will give us a preview of the speech. We talk about the importance of TeleHealth to make sure everyone has access to a doctor. We also talk about the possibility of new medical and dental schools coming to Georgia. “We know the traditional experience of physician and patient, but this is– they’re really training us for the future which is great,” first year medical student at MCG Maanasa Javangula said. Some of those improvements are actually expansions like a new hospital coming to Columbia County in the near future.

$42 million to boost physician shortage challenges

February 19, 2024Augusta Business Daily

The good news is that Georgia is growing. The bad news is the state has a huge shortage of doctors. Dr. David Hess, Dean of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) made that point clear in his annual State of the College address. He said Georgia currently ranks 40th in the country in the number of primary care physicians.

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